© Paladin Knight Entertainment, LLC 1990 - 2020
WW2BSA
Prof. Chris Lance
Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation
Allamuchy, NJ
Welcome
to
the
Camp
Somers
Amateur
Radio
Station
located
at
the
Mount
Allamuchy Scout Reservation.
Mission Statement
The
Radio
Station's
mission
is
to
foster
an
interest
in
amateur
radio
for
all
Scouts
as
well
as
the
community,
through
educational
and
fun
activities.
These
current Radio Station activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
* BSA Radio Merit Badge Counseling.
* Support for the Weather Merit Badge via the Weather Station.
* HF/VHF/UHF contacts with other radio amateurs domestically as well as
internationally.
* Foxmitter Hunts on 146.540 Mhz.
* Participation in Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) every 3rd weekend of October.
* Packet Operation on 145.010 Mhz with other stations.
* Create a packet network with other Scout Camps and Reservations.
* Participation in ARRL contests.
* Repeater on 448.075 Mhz 141.3 Analog/Fusion.
* SSTV on 14.230 Mhz.
* Passing Scout and community traffic through the National Traffic System (NTS).
Station Capabilities
* 2 Towers: 40' and 80'
* Tri-Band Vertical (2 meter, 220, and 440)
* 2 Meter Yagi
* 2 Meter Vertical
* HF 11-element Yagi beam
* 40 and 80 meter long wire
* Packet Radio (VHF/UHF/HF)
* NOAA Weather Reporting Station APRS/WX (under construction)
Station Visition and Operation
Operation
of
the
station
is
limited
to
licensed
Cub
Scouts,
Scouts
BSA,
Venturing,
Sea
Scouts,
Scout
Leaders
and Scouts BS only.
* Operators under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
* Non-licensed visitors must be accompanied an authorized operator.
* Scheduleing use of the station is done through the Radio Station Manager, Chris Lance.
* Once approved, individuals must sign in at the main office upon arrival.
October 2020 JOTA News
JOTA
(Jamboree
On
The
Air)
The
MASR
Radio
Station
plans
to
participate
in
the
2020
JOTA.
Jamboree-on-
the-Air
is
held
the
third
weekend
in
October.
This
year,
16th
-
18th.
The
official
hours
are
from
Saturday
at
00:00
hours
local
time
(right
at
midnight
Friday)
to
Sunday
23:59
evening.
So
you’ve
got
the
whole
weekend
to
make
JOTA
contacts!
You
can
also
try
out
the
“JOTA
Jump
Start”
on
Friday
from
18:00
to
23:59
local
time
to test your setup.
Operating Frequencies during JOTA
We
will
be
operating
phone
on,
or
as
close
as
possible
to
the
World
Scout
Frequencies
for
the
following
bands:
20
meters
during
the
day,
10
meters
dawn
and
dusk,
146.520
Simplex,
(We're
looking
into
2
and
6
meter
SSB
too!)
DISCLAIMER:This web page is not affiliated, associated, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with The Boy Scouts
ofAmerica, Patriots's Path Council, Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation, Camp Somers, or any of its subsidiaries or its
affiliates. All BoyScouts of America logos are registered trademarks of The Boy Scouts of America.
Due to the Corona Virus, all Radio Station
activities are suspended until further notice.
© Paladin Knight Entertainment, LLC 1990 - 2020
WW2BSA
Prof. Chris Lance
Due to the Corona Virus, all Radio Station
activities are suspended until further notice.
Welcome
to
the
Camp
Somers
Amateur
Radio
Station
located at the
Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation.
Mission Statement
The
Radio
Station's
mission
is
to
foster
an
interest
in
amateur
radio
for
all
Scouts
as
well
as
the
community,
through
educational
and
fun
activities.
These
current
Radio
Station
activities
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
the
following:
* BSA Radio Merit Badge Counseling.
* Support for the Weather Merit Badge via the Weather
Station.
* HF/VHF/UHF contacts with other radio amateurs
domestically as well as internationally.
* Foxmitter Hunts on 146.540 Mhz.
* Participation in Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) every 3rd
weekend of October.
* Packet Operation on 145.010 Mhz with other stations.
* Create a packet network with other Scout Camps and
Reservations.
* Participation in ARRL contests.
* Repeater on 448.075 Mhz 141.3 Analog/Fusion.
* SSTV on 14.230 Mhz.
* Passing Scout and community traffic through the
National Traffic System (NTS).
Station Capabilities
* 2 Towers: 40' and 80'
* Tri-Band Vertical (2 meter, 220, and 440)
* 2 Meter Yagi
* 2 Meter Vertical
* HF 11-element Yagi beam
* 40 and 80 meter long wire
* Packet Radio (VHF/UHF/HF)
* NOAA Weather Reporting Station
APRS/WX (under construction)
Station Visition and Operation
Operation
of
the
station
is
limited
to
licensed
Cub
Scouts,
Scouts
BSA,
Venturing,
Sea
Scouts,
Scout
Leaders
and
Scouts BS only.
* Operators under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
* Non-licensed visitors must be accompanied an
authorized operator.
* Scheduleing use of the station is done through the Radio
Station Manager, Chris Lance.
* Once approved, individuals must sign in at the main
office upon arrival.
October 2020 JOTA News
JOTA
(Jamboree
On
The
Air)
The
MASR
Radio
Station
plans
to
participate
in
the
2020
JOTA.
Jamboree-on-the-
Air
is
held
the
third
weekend
in
October.
This
year,
16th
-
18th.
The
official
hours
are
from
Saturday
at
00:00
hours
local
time
(right
at
midnight
Friday)
to
Sunday
23:59
evening.
So
you’ve
got
the
whole
weekend
to
make
JOTA
contacts!
You
can
also
try
out
the
“JOTA
Jump
Start”
on
Friday from 18:00 to 23:59 local time to test your setup.
Operating Frequencies during JOTA
We
will
be
operating
phone
on,
or
as
close
as
possible
to
the
World
Scout
Frequencies
for
the
following
bands:
20
meters
during
the
day,
10
meters
dawn
and
dusk,
146.520
Simplex, (We're looking into 2 and 6 meter SSB too!)
DISCLAIMER:This web page is not affiliated, associated,
endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with The Boy
Scouts ofAmerica, Patriots's Path Council, Mount Allamuchy Scout
Reservation, Camp Somers, or any of its subsidiaries or its
affiliates. All BoyScouts of America logos are registered
trademarks of The Boy Scouts of America.
Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation
Allamuchy, NJ
